Gastroenterology

What is a Gastroenterologist?

Gastroenterology provides comprehensive clinical services related to diseases of the digestive tract, liver and pancreas. Outpatient consultation, as well as diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic services, are provided by these specialists. Endoscopic instruments are slender, flexible, lighted tubes that allow for the examination and treatment of the esophagus, stomach, intestinal track and bile ducts. Acute and ongoing care is provided for such conditions as gastrointestinal bleeding, peptic ulcer disease, heartburn and reflux, swallowing difficulties, liver disease, inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease), irritable bowel syndrome, and intestinal dysfunction. Detection and prevention of colon cancer accounts for a significant part of a gastroenterlogist's practice.

James A. Golla, M.D., earned his medical degree at the Mayo Medical School in 1980. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at Scott and White Medical Center in Temple, Texas. He completed his Gastroenterology Fellowship at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Dr. Golla is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Gastroenterologists.